Just one day before my brother had surgery to get his appendix removed. And today was the San Luis Obispo Triathlon. I was without my other half . . .
It was a beautiful day in San Luis Obispo and I headed to the race early to check in. The check in was easy and I was able to inform the race officials my brother had his appendix removed and would not be able to enter the race. We asked if a refund was possible and they kind of shrugged me off. I thought having an appendix removed was a bigger deal than they seemed to think it was.
My sister and I went for breakfast after I checked in to the race to this nice little Mexican restaurant and I ordered a breakfast burrito. My Dad suggested I order something light for the race and when I ordered the breakfast burrito my sister reminded me of my Dad’s advice.
I explained to her that running is a lot like golf. I used to be a really good golfer and when I was playing golf every day, I needed to maintain my focus through the entire round and practice between rounds. Since I can not play golf every day anymore, I am not as good as I used to be. Now, when I go out and play golf, I do it for fun. I don’t concentrate or focus on my game, I just go out, hit shots, hang out with friends and have a good time. Running is a lot like golf, sometimes you do it competitively and sometimes you do it for fun.
Today, since I knew I wasn’t in peak physical shape, it was going to be for fun.
The breakfast burrito tasted great!
I drove to the hospital my brother was staying at, just two blocks from the check-in area.
Were my eyes seeing what I thought they were seeing???
They were! The racers in the SLO Triathlon were running right past the hospital my brother was staying at. What are the odds, I thought to myself.
I went in to visit my brother who was eager to be released from the hospital, but it didn’t look likely that he would be able to. The doctor told him he had to pee on his own in order to be released. He could not.
We talked strategy about the race and I headed for the check-in area, ready for my race to begin.